Friday, May 3, 2024

Regional

12 killed in landslides following heavy rains in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE – At least 12 people have been reported dead following the torrential rains that drenched Cap-Haitien for several days causing widespread floods and landslides, the authorities...

Caribbean urged to brace for extreme weather

BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said 2024 is shaping up to be a...

$10,000 bounty for shark

Port of Spain - A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who finds the shark that attacked,...

British national hospitalised after shark attack

SCARBOROUGH – A 64 year-old British national has been taken to the Scarborough General Hospital, after being attacked...

Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the...

Free Olympic coverage for the Caribbean

PORT OF SPAIN – This is a game changer.That is how president of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) Brian Lewis described the...

Baby’s body found in a barrel

SANTA Cruz, St Elizabeth – How a 23-month-old baby came to be found dead in a barrel, packed head first with clothes and foodstuff,...

Why Obama had no meeting with Holness

UNITED STATES President Barack Obama was opposed to meeting Jamaica's Opposition Leader Andrew Holness in a formal setting on his recent visit to the...

Bahamas R&B singer Johnny Kemp of Just Got Paid fame dies

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Bahamian R&B singer Johnny Kemp, who is best known for the hit song Just Got Paid, has died in Jamaica....

LIAT nears completion of fleet upgrade with arrival of 9th ATR

ST JOHN’S, Antigua - LIAT – The Caribbean Airline has added another new ATR aircraft to its fleet as the company nears completion of...

Jamaican teen suspected of being militant stays in custody

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A Jamaican judge ruled Thursday that a teenager suspected of hoping to join Islamic extremists in Syria must remain in...